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Vivienne Byrne and Oisín McGann to receive €8,000 each from Platform 31 Artist Bursary Scheme Two Drogheda artists have been awarded bursaries under the new nationwide artist development scheme Platform 31 which is organised by the 31 Local Authority Arts Offices, in collaboration with the Arts Council to develop their practice and to test new…

Accomplished singer songwriter Kelley McArdle is a young Drogheda woman on a mission and she’s not the type to quit before she can say “mission accomplished.”  Last time we spoke to Kelley she was busy preparing for the release of a new single in aid of the Rape Crisis Centre. That was about six weeks…

“Banks, especially those in which the State holds a share, have wider social and economic function beyond the bottom line for their shareholders” Louth TD Ged Nash and Labour’s Finance spokesperson met with Bank of Ireland CEO Francesca McDonagh to urge the bank to reconsider its plans to close the bank’s branch in Dunleer. He…

Roadside vending machine supplying ‘Wholey Cow’ milk in glass milk bottles, “is the first one in the South”   By Elaine Keogh An enterprising County Louth farmer has opened Ireland’s first ‘Milk Shack’  where a self-service vending machine supplies ‘Wholey Cow’ milk from cows who are milked just metres away. The Milk Shack is the brainchild…

As we enter our second year living with Covid-19, we continue to worry about the impact of restrictions on the social and mental wellbeing of older people. As a result many community organisations have looked to technology to maintain connections with and services for older people. Drogheda Community Services Trust have joined in a collaborative…

Drogheda based Sinn Féin Councillor Joanna Byrne is one of six women councillors nationwide to be members of a cross-party working group to examine proposals to give County and City Councillors maternity leave.  The group is scheduled to hold its inaugural meeting on Monday 29th March meet with Minister of State for Local Government and…

The party political blame game and negativity must be put aside so we can grasp this once in a lifetime opportunity for ourselves and for future generations of Drogheda people Last Friday, March 26, 2021, was arguably one of the most important dates for Drogheda in a very long time. With his report into community…

Gardaí are trying to locate the owners of 60 bicycles including some expensive hybrid and mountain bikes all of which were either seized or recovered since the first lockdown. They are currently in the Garda station in Dundalk and an appeal on social media reunited some with their rightful owners. While the bikes are in…

Sinn Féin TD Imelda Munster has welcomed Vivian Geiran’s report on Crime in Drogheda, sayinging that it lays bare the level of underinvestment in Drogheda by successive government and the need for significant investment in the town as a matter of urgency. The report was commissioned by the Minister for Justice and contains over 70…

The Drogheda City Status Group (DCSG) has welcomed the launch today of a report produced by Vivian Geiran for Justice Minister Helen McEntee, which mainly focusses on crime and deprivation in the Greater Drogheda Region, and sets out several recommendations to address these issues. “Properly resourced, this report, its recommendations and other initiatives can be…